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Peter Gallagher

Acting

BornAugust 19, 1955 · 71
FromNew York City, New York, USA
GenderMale

92

Movies

50

TV Shows

1

Crew Credits

75

Years Active

★ 2

Popularity

Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), American Beauty (1999), and Palm Springs (2020).

AKA Peter Killian Gallagher · Peter Gallager · ピーター・ギャラガー · 彼得·蓋勒

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

★ 8.22005

Grey's Anatomy

2005★ 8.2

as David Hamilton

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

★ 8.01999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999★ 8.0

as William Dodds

Family Guy

Family Guy

★ 7.41999

Family Guy

1999★ 7.4

as Jared (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

★ 6.92005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005★ 6.9

as Self

The View

The View

★ 4.31997

The View

1997★ 4.3

as Self

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

★ 7.62009

The Good Wife

2009★ 7.6

as Ethan Carver

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

★ 8.12005

How I Met Your Mother

2005★ 8.1

as Professor Vinick

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

★ 5.61988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988★ 5.6

as Self

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Filmography

92 titles

American Beauty1999American Beautyas Buddy Kane ★ 8.0 Watch After2019Afteras Ken Scott ★ 7.1 Watch A Bad Moms Christmas2017A Bad Moms Christmasas Hank ★ 6.3 Watch Palm Springs2020Palm Springsas Howard ★ 7.3 Watch The Player1992The Playeras Larry Levy ★ 7.2 Watch While You Were Sleeping1995While You Were Sleepingas Peter Callaghan ★ 7.0 Watch Mr. Deeds2002Mr. Deedsas Chuck Cedar ★ 5.9 Watch Burlesque2010Burlesqueas Vince Scali ★ 7.2 Watch sex, lies, and videotape1989sex, lies, and videotapeas John Mullany ★ 7.0 Watch Perfume2001Perfumeas Guido ★ 4.8 Watch Step Up Revolution2012Step Up Revolutionas Bill Anderson ★ 6.9 Watch House on Haunted Hill1999House on Haunted Hillas Donald W. Blackburn, M.D. ★ 5.6 Watch TOVAH2026TOVAHas Self Watch The Hudsucker Proxy1994The Hudsucker Proxyas Vic Tenetta ★ 7.1 Watch Dreamchild1985Dreamchildas Jack Dolan ★ 6.6 Watch Malice1993Maliceas Atty. Dennis Riley ★ 6.3 Watch Center Stage: Turn It Up2008Center Stage: Turn It Upas Jonathan Reeves ★ 6.9 Watch The Man Who Knew Too Little1997The Man Who Knew Too Littleas James Ritchie ★ 6.3 Watch Humane2024Humaneas Charles York ★ 5.4 Watch Skag1980Skagas John Skagska Watch Short Cuts1993Short Cutsas Stormy Weathers ★ 7.2 Watch Last Dance1996Last Danceas John Hayes ★ 5.7 Watch Hello, My Name Is Doris2015Hello, My Name Is Dorisas Willy Williams ★ 6.4 Watch Mother's Boys1993Mother's Boysas Robert Madigan ★ 5.4 Watch Conviction2010Convictionas Barry Scheck ★ 7.1 Watch Feast of All Saints2001Feast of All Saintsas Philippe Ferronaire ★ 4.8 Watch The Idolmaker1980The Idolmakeras Caesare ★ 5.6 Watch Literally, Right Before Aaron2017Literally, Right Before Aaronas Orson Schwartzman ★ 4.8 Watch Center Stage2000Center Stageas Jonathan Reeves ★ 6.9 Watch Submission2018Submissionas Len ★ 5.9 Watch Summer Lovers1982Summer Loversas Michael Pappas ★ 5.4 Watch High Spirits1988High Spiritsas Brother Tony ★ 5.8 Watch Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas2021Zoey's Extraordinary Christmasas Mitch Clarke ★ 6.4 Watch GasHole2010GasHoleas Narrator (voice) ★ 6.2 Watch American Beauty: Look Closer...2000American Beauty: Look Closer...as Self ★ 7.8 Watch Milena1991Milenaas Pollak ★ 4.3 Watch Robert Altman's Players1992Robert Altman's Playersas Self ★ 7.0 Watch The Underneath1995The Underneathas Michael Chambers ★ 5.7 Watch Center Stage: On Pointe2016Center Stage: On Pointeas Jonathan Reeves ★ 6.4 Watch Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circleas Alan Campbell ★ 5.9 Watch How to Deal2003How to Dealas Len Martin ★ 5.5 Watch Bob Roberts1992Bob Robertsas Dan Riley ★ 6.6 Watch The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelinaas The Mole King (voice) ★ 5.3 Watch Terrible Joe Moran1984Terrible Joe Moranas Nick ★ 7.0 Watch

New Line: Independent Legacies

—New Line: Independent Legaciesas Self (archive footage) Watch Adam2009Adamas Marty Buchwald ★ 6.8 Watch Brotherhood of Murder1999Brotherhood of Murderas Bob Matthews ★ 3.5 Watch My Little Girl1986My Little Girlas Kai ★ 4.6 Watch In a Relationship2015In a Relationshipas The Interviewer (voice) ★ 7.7 Watch Cannes Man1996Cannes Manas Self ★ 5.3 Watch To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday1996To Gillian on Her 37th Birthdayas David Lewis ★ 5.5 Watch The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez1991The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirezas Matt ★ 5.2 Watch Stepdaddy2019Stepdaddy Watch The Trial of Adolf Eichmann1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmannas Gideon Hausner (voice) ★ 5.6 Watch Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombingas John Anticev ★ 6.3 Watch The War Boys2009The War Boysas Slater ★ 5.9 Watch Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You2012Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to Youas Paul Sveck ★ 5.5 Watch Broadway: The Next Generation—Broadway: The Next Generationas Self Watch Brave New World1998Brave New Worldas Bernard Marx ★ 5.5 Watch White Mile1994White Mileas Jack Robbins ★ 5.9 Watch Jesus Christ Superstar2000Jesus Christ Superstaras First Priest ★ 7.1 Watch DeTour2015DeTouras Professor Zaring Watch Tune in Tomorrow...1990Tune in Tomorrow...as Richard Quince ★ 5.5 Watch The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"as Self ★ 5.9 Watch

Everybody Just Stay Calm

1994Everybody Just Stay Calmas Self ★ 9.0 Watch Protection2001Protectionas Ted ★ 5.9 Watch One December Night2021One December Nightas Mike ★ 6.4 Watch Cupid & Cate2000Cupid & Cateas Harry ★ 6.0 Watch The Last Debate2000The Last Debateas Tom Chapman ★ 9.0 Watch One Night Only: The Best of Broadway2020One Night Only: The Best of Broadwayas Self ★ 6.0 Watch Guys and Dolls: Off the Record1992Guys and Dolls: Off the Recordas Himself / Sky Masterson ★ 8.5 Watch A Tale of Two Wives2003A Tale of Two Wivesas Bill Goodman ★ 6.5 Watch

The Great Irish Famine

1996The Great Irish Famineas narrator Watch Virtual Obsession1998Virtual Obsessionas Dr. Joe Messenger ★ 3.9 Watch Late for Dinner1991Late for Dinneras Bob Freeman ★ 5.7 Watch The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial1988The Caine Mutiny Court-Martialas Lt. Cmdr. John Challee ★ 6.5 Watch Johnny Skidmarks1998Johnny Skidmarksas Johnny Scardino ★ 5.4 Watch Watch It1993Watch Itas John ★ 4.6 Watch My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songsas Self ★ 6.5 Watch Love and Lies1990Love and Liesas David West Watch Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis Learyas Self ★ 5.8 Watch Cafe Society1997Cafe Societyas Jack Kale ★ 4.9 Watch Other Voices2000Other Voicesas Jordin ★ 4.0 Watch Long Day's Journey Into Night1987Long Day's Journey Into Nightas Edmund Tyrone ★ 6.8 Watch Buying a Landslide1992Buying a Landslideas Philip Kautsky Watch Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'as Host ★ 6.5 Watch Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Countryas Self ★ 8.0 Watch I'll Be Home for Christmas1988I'll Be Home for Christmasas Aaron Copler ★ 7.0 Watch Cruel Intentions2016Cruel Intentionsas Edward Valmont ★ 6.7 Watch Broadway's Lost Treasures II2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIas Sky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls") ★ 8.2 Watch

Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"

2018Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"as Self Watch Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon2002Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmonas Self ★ 10.0 Watch

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